I consider myself extremely fortunate to have spent the past few decades working with organizations that viewed their college programs as critical to their ability to compete in the marketplace. However, in my observation this point of view seems to be the exception. Without strong support from an organization’s leadership, and I mean starting at the very top, success in the…

In preparing for this article, I was rather surprised to learn two things:

• The demise of the paper resume was predicted as far back as 20011. Given the subject matter of this article, its accuracy ranks up there with doomsday prophesies.
• A Google search on best practices for accepting paper resumes turned up literally…

Depending on whom you ask, you’re likely to get a range of opinions and justifications. From a candidate’s perspective, the answer is going to be a resounding, “Are you kidding me, of course! That’s why I took time to attend this career fair in the first place.” However, ask 10 recruiters and you’ll get as many opinions from the philosophical to the pragmatic.…